At the Academy Awards in February, some big Hollywood stars are going to receive a novel urine collection device in their Oscars gift bags. Yes, you read that correctly. The modified urine cups are ...

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought that the collection cups for urine specimens could be redesigned so that they were more convenient for women to use," said an inventor from ...

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Anyone who's ever submitted a urine sample for medical analysis can attest to the inconvenience of the standard receptacles used to collect the specimen.

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Astronauts on spacewalks famously have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits. Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as – unlike wastewater on board ...

In the not-too-distant future, astronauts could be drinking water harvested from their own urine, courtesy of a Dune-inspired system integrated into their spacesuit. If nothing else, it should ...

Urine collection cups for the Maximum Absorbency Garment for men. Image Credit: Luca Bielski Full-body “stillsuits,” similar to those in the popular Dune film series, may be a solution to these ...

A marvel of the “Dune” sci-fi film franchise is the survival outfit worn by the desert-dwelling Fremen — “stillsuits” that recycle all bodily fluids into potable water. Now, such technology appears to ...